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If you are asking who he was, his name is John Glenn. He also was the first American to orbit the earth.
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When did John Gleen return to space?
John Glenn was the first person to orbit the Earth in 1962. He later became the oldest man in space in 1998 on the space shuttle Discovery.
What space shuttle did john glenn travel in?
on the 29th of October 1998, John Glenn became the oldest man to fly in space. Astronaut John Glenn was a payload specialist during mission STS-95 aboard the space shuttle Discovery
Which was the first space shuttle sent to space?
Columbia was the first space shuttle sent into space on April 12, 1981, exactly 20 years to the day after Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.
What did NASA do in the 80s?
NASA began its space shuttle program in the 1980s. In 1981, NASA's first space shuttle was launched. On June 18, 1983, the first woman to go into space, Sally Ride, was part of the first five man team to orbit the Earth in a space shuttle. On August 30, 1983, the first African American, Guion S. Bluford, went into space aboard Space Shuttle Challenger. On January 26, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded.
What is the maximum number of people who will crew the International Space Station?
Normally, the station has a crew of 6 people, or 3 in between crew rotations. The most people that have ever been aboard the ISS was 10, when the 7-man crew of STS-119 (Space Shuttle Discovery) was docked with the ISS, which had a crew of 3 aboard. Now that the huge Space Shuttle is discontinued, a maximum crew size of 6-8 aboard the ISS is more realistic.
When did John Gleen return to space?
John Glenn was the first person to orbit the Earth in 1962. He later became the oldest man in space in 1998 on the space shuttle Discovery.
What space shuttle did john glenn travel in?
on the 29th of October 1998, John Glenn became the oldest man to fly in space. Astronaut John Glenn was a payload specialist during mission STS-95 aboard the space shuttle Discovery
Which was the first space shuttle sent to space?
Columbia was the first space shuttle sent into space on April 12, 1981, exactly 20 years to the day after Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.
Is the space shuttle a artificial satellite?
yes, because it was man made
Name the last man who went into space?
At the present time (September 2, 2009), the Space Shuttle Discovery has recently docked with the International Space Station, bringing to 13 the number of individuals living and working on the combined vehicles. Their names are readily available in your daily newspaper.
Was Marc Garneau one of the first men in space?
No, he was not the first man in space, but he was the first Canadian in space. On October 5, 1984, he was part of a seven-man space shuttle crew.
What did NASA do in the 80s?
NASA began its space shuttle program in the 1980s. In 1981, NASA's first space shuttle was launched. On June 18, 1983, the first woman to go into space, Sally Ride, was part of the first five man team to orbit the Earth in a space shuttle. On August 30, 1983, the first African American, Guion S. Bluford, went into space aboard Space Shuttle Challenger. On January 26, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded.
Who was the first American man to fly a space shuttle?
John Young and Bob Crippen
Is there a man passing Pluto in the fastest space shuttle?
No. No space shuttle was ever built to leave orbit around Earth. The New Horizons space probe, an unmanned spacecraft, flew past Pluto in July 2015.
Who of NASA invented the space shuttle?
Michael Butler, the man who can kick Chuck Norris' but. That's me! :-)
What are some things made by man that fly?
Airplane, helicopter, space shuttle, kite, jets.
When was the space shuttle Saturn 5 invented?
The first manned space shuttle mission occurred on the 12th of April 1981. However it was the space shuttle Columbia, not the Saturn V rocket. The Saturn V rocket was first used for a manned mission on December the 21st 1968. Two very different space vehicles. The Saturn V rocket was used to send man to the Moon, where as the space shuttle is used to sent humans into Earth orbit.
